Greetings,

 

Welcome to Black Odyssey Media! We seek high-quality commercial content for our multi-faceted publishing enterprise across print and digital media. Our digital-first imprint, Black Odyssey Nova, serves hybrid authors writing fast-paced works, emerging writers crafting novellas, and authors seeking a supportive publishing home to start or grow with. Both our main imprint and Black Odyssey Nova embrace inclusivity and universal themes across all genres—from niche to commercial stories—while amplifying voices that resonate with today's diverse readership.

 

Our areas of interest include Literary Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy, Holiday Romance, Tasteful Erotica, Fantasy, Women’s Crime Thrillers, Psychological and Suspense Thrillers, Domestic Thrillers, Cozy Mysteries, LGBTQ+, Urban Lit, Multicultural Fiction, Entangled Relationship Tropes, Coming-of-Age, New Adult, Speculative Fiction, Celebrity/Influencer Novel-Mashups, select Memoirs, Narrative Non-Fiction, and Novelizations.

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We welcome submissions from agented and unagented authors. Please submit a query letter, full-page synopsis, and first six chapters of your manuscript. All submissions should be polished, proofread, and properly formatted. While we prefer completed manuscripts, we consider works-in-progress that are at least 80% complete with guaranteed deadline compliance. Due to high submission volumes, we request full manuscripts only for projects we intend to pursue.

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Thank you for your interest in Black Odyssey Media—we look forward to discovering and showcasing exciting new voices in literature.

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WORD COUNT REQUIREMENTS

 

75K+ for standard submissions

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40K+ for Nova

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Please send all submission queries to: submissions@blackodyssey.net

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NOTE: SUBMISSIONS THAT DO NOT ADHERE TO THE FORMATTING GUIDELINES BELOW WILL BE DISCARDED. 

 

 

 

 

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FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS

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All submissions must be:

• In Microsoft Word or PDF format

• Times New Roman, 12-point font

• Double-spaced

• Indented paragraphs

• Page numbers included

• Professionally edited and proofread

Review our complete guidelines before submitting to ensure compliance.

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Response Time:

Our standard review period for sample chapters is 6-8 weeks. If we're interested in your complete manuscript, we'll contact you via your query email address.

Due to high submission volumes, we cannot respond to every submission. Manuscripts that follow our formatting guidelines receive priority review.

Tip: Following our submission guidelines precisely helps ensure faster review of your work.

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BLACKOUT PERIOD

WE WILL NOT REVIEW UNAGENTED SUBMISSIONS BETWEEN THESE DATES:

 

AUGUST 1st - March 1st 

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